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Caroline Kennedy ($47,650)
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Tim LaHaye ($10,300)
Jon Cryer ($3,000)
James Iha ($778)
Andrew Greeley ($8,600)
David Koepp ($67,400)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
Byron Allen ($15,700)
John MacLeod ($3,000)
John Smoltz ($9,800)
Bart Starr ($34,410)
Harry Belafonte ($1,500)
Edward Norton ($134,109)
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Herb Alpert ($223,950)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
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Buck Henry ($7,800)
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Seth MacFarlane ($53,100)
Mark O'Meara ($2,500)
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Jerry Seinfeld ($12,000)
Franco Harris ($69,030)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Dana Delany ($33,000)
Cybill Shepherd ($23,500)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,600)
Jim Courier ($5,006)
Kristen Johnston ($3,250)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($41,909)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
Pat Benatar ($2,375)
John Goodman ($4,000)
Holly Robinson Peete ($36,640)
Pat Bowlen ($38,250)
Kathleen Turner ($35,500)
Alan Alda ($32,600)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Richard Ben-Veniste
, 66 (bio ) attorney, 9/11 commissioner
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
409
Election Picks: 18 wins, 9 losses
$1,000 Republican $29,325 Democrat $500 special interest total: $30,825
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20016 MAYER BROWN LLP/ATTORNEYDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DAN 10 - $500 primary 08/04/09
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 MAYER BROWN LLC/ATTORNEY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 11/19/08
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 MAYER BROWN LLC/ATTORNEY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $250 primary 10/23/08
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 MAYER BROWN LLC/ATTORNEY DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 09/08/08
Ben-Veniste, Richard Washington, DC 20006 Hillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT - $-2,300 general 08/28/08
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 MAYER BROWN/LAWYERCarl Levin (D) Senate - MI FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVINWon $500 primary 09/18/07
Ben-Veniste, Richard Washington, DC 20016 Mayer Brown Rowe& Maw/AttorneyJohn P. Sarbanes (D) House (MD District: 03) FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANESWon $500 primary 07/06/07
Ben-Veniste, Richard Washington, DC 20006 Self employed/LawyerHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 general 06/30/07
Ben-Veniste, Richard Mr. Washington, DC 20006 Mayer Brown Rowe Maw/AttorneyChris Dodd (D) President CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 06/18/07
Ben-Veniste, Richard Washington, DC 20036 Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw/AttorneyHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 primary 03/14/07
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD Bob, Jr. Casey (D) Senate - PA BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEEWon $500 general 10/19/06
Ben-Veniste, Richard Washington, DC 20016 Mayer Brown Rowe& Maw/AttorneyJohn P. Sarbanes (D) House (MD District: 03) FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANESWon $1,000 primary 08/14/06
Ben-Veniste, Richard Washington, DC 20016 Mayer Brown Rowe& Maw/AttorneyJohn P. Sarbanes (D) House (MD District: 03) FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANESWon $500 primary 03/07/06
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20016 MAYER BROWN ROWE & MAW/ATTORNEYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATEWon $500 primary 01/27/06
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20016 MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP/ATTORNHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,000 primary 11/09/05
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 MAYER BROWNE ROWE & MAWTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $2,000 general 10/04/04
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 MAYER BROWNE ROWE & MAWTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $2,000 primary 01/20/04
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20005 ATTORNEYMark Pryor (D) Senate - AR MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATEWon $500 general 07/25/02
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20016 WEIL GOTAHAL & MANGEEErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $500 primary 01/23/02
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WELL GOTCHAL MANGESHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $500 general 10/16/00
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGESMike Ross (D) House (AR District: 04) MIKE ROSS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 09/15/00
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLPChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $1,000 primary 06/23/00
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20016 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGESJane Harman (D) House (CA District: 36) FRIENDS OF JANE HARMANWon $500 general 06/20/00
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WELL GOTCHAL MANGESHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $500 primary 03/19/00
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTCHAL MONGESHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 12/16/99
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL MANGESSARBANES, PAUL S (D) Senate - MD CITIZENS FOR SARBANESWon $1,000 general 12/07/99
Ben-Veniste, Richard Mr. Washington, DC 20016 Weil Gotshal et al./AttorneyAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 12/06/99
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLPJohn, Jr. Conyers (D) House (MI District: 14) FRIENDS OF JOHN CONYERSWon $500 primary 11/05/99
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLPJohn, Jr. Conyers (D) House (MI District: 14) FRIENDS OF JOHN CONYERSWon $500 primary 05/14/99
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL MANGESSARBANES, PAUL S (D) Senate - MD CITIZENS FOR SARBANESWon $1,000 primary 12/14/98
VENISTE, RICHARD BEN WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGESBob Filner (D) House (CA District: 51) BOB FILNER FOR CONGRESSWon $250 general 09/10/98
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGESBRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D) Senate - IL CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCLost $1,000 primary 03/16/98
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD ESQ WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGESArlen Specter (D) Senate - PA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTERWon $500 primary 11/12/97
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLPBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 11/12/97
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD BETHESDA, MD 20016 ATTORNEYSPECTER, ARLEN (R) President ARLEN SPECTER '96Lost $1,000 primary 01/26/95
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES MULTI-ISSUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MI-PAC) - $500 primary 10/21/92
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20036 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 08/12/92
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20016 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGESJane Harman (D) House (CA District: 36) FRIENDS OF JANE HARMANWon $500 primary 09/04/91
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANJESLEVINE, MEL (D) Senate - CA LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $250 primary 05/20/91
BEN-VENISTE, RICHARD WASHINGTON, DC 20006 ATTORNEYJimmy Carter (D) President CARTER/MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCLost $275 primary 12/04/79
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13,883
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